{"id":18626,"date":"2023-07-11T15:03:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T14:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/?post_type=product&p=18626"},"modified":"2023-11-05T04:47:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T04:47:15","slug":"julius-eastman-femenine-2lp","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/product\/julius-eastman-femenine-2lp\/","title":{"rendered":"Julius Eastman – Femenine – 2LP"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2016, Frozen Reeds<\/strong> published the premi\u00e8re release of Julius Eastman<\/strong>\u2019s “Femenine<\/strong>“, for chamber ensemble. Laying unheard for decades prior, the release documented a 1974 performance by the S.E.M. Ensemble with the composer himself on piano.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is now available on vinyl for the first time, in a revelatory new remaster by Jim O\u2019Rourke.<\/p>\n

The first release of\u00a0“Femenine<\/strong>” served as the catalyst that propelled Eastman<\/strong>\u2019s music into the mainstream. Articles on Eastman<\/strong>\u2019s music and its immediate disruptive impact on the classical canon began to appear in every major news organ in the English-speaking world and beyond. His music began to be programmed in major concerts and festivals, several of these entirely themed around his life and work. New recordings sprang up from a fresh generation of musicians engaging with his ideas and interpreting them for a modern audience hungry to hear more.<\/p>\n

But the raw, emotionally cascading spirit of the original performance continues to inspire listeners. Joyous, insistent, and immersive,\u00a0“Femenine<\/strong>” bathes the listener in surges of tonal colour from intertwining winds, piano, violin, pitched percussion, synthesizer and \u2013 uniquely \u2013 the composer\u2019s own invention of mechanised sleigh bells, which provide the 72-minute piece with its characteristic pulse.<\/p>\n

“Femenine<\/strong>“<\/em> was recorded live by Steve Cellum \u2013 co-producer of Arthur Russell\u2019s World of Echo \u2013 and the new vinyl reissue has been remastered from the original high-definition tape transfer by Jim O\u2019Rourke at his Steamroom studio in the Japanese mountains.<\/p>\n

Illuminating sleeve notes are provided by composer and author Mary Jane Leach, key figure of the Eastman<\/strong> revival and co-editor of the Gay Guerrilla collection of essays on his life and music.<\/p>\n

Frozen Reeds
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Frozen Reeds
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n

In 2016, Frozen Reeds<\/strong> published the premi\u00e8re release of Julius Eastman<\/strong>\u2019s “Femenine<\/strong>“, for chamber ensemble. Laying unheard for decades prior, the release documented a 1974 performance by the S.E.M. Ensemble with the composer himself on piano.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is now available on vinyl for the first time, in a revelatory new remaster by Jim O\u2019Rourke.<\/p>\n

\u25ba CLICK HERE TO LISTEN<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":18627,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[],"product_tag":[4542,4457],"class_list":{"0":"post-18626","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_tag-frozen-reeds","7":"product_tag-julius-eastman","8":"product_shipping_class-lp","9":"pa_artist-julius-eastman","10":"pa_genre-contemporary","11":"pa_genre-minimal","12":"pa_genre-modern-classical","13":"pa_label-frozen-reeds","15":"first","16":"outofstock","17":"shipping-taxable","18":"purchasable","19":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/18626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18626"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=18626"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=18626"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=18626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}